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the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field
the promotional team for the new computer used a dialect full of acronyms that the press found difficult to follow
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Recent Examples of dialect
Partly because of its oral nature, the language is often described as a dialect.
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Eythana Miller,
The Dial,
23 June 2026
Directed by Lan Hongchun, the film was made in the Chaoshan (Teochew) dialect, rather than standard Mandarin Chinese, making its success even more unprecedented.
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Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
Shanghainese scriptwriter Zhang interwove her personal experience into the script, with more than 50% of the dialogue spoken in the Shanghai dialect.
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Jenny S. Li,
Variety,
12 June 2026
The Canary Islands, an archipelago 67 miles (108 km) off the northwest African mainland, are an autonomous community of Spain; a distinct dialect of Spanish, known as Canary Islands Spanish, is spoken there.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
12 June 2026
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Eythana Miller,
The Dial,
23 June 2026
Directed by Lan Hongchun, the film was made in the Chaoshan (Teochew) dialect, rather than standard Mandarin Chinese, making its success even more unprecedented.
—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
Shanghainese scriptwriter Zhang interwove her personal experience into the script, with more than 50% of the dialogue spoken in the Shanghai dialect.
—
Jenny S. Li,
Variety,
12 June 2026
The Canary Islands, an archipelago 67 miles (108 km) off the northwest African mainland, are an autonomous community of Spain; a distinct dialect of Spanish, known as Canary Islands Spanish, is spoken there.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialect
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Learning about their industry and its terminology would be a huge task for me.
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Every major technology shift creates terminology confusion.
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Eight groups challenged the department’s definition in court, representing nurse practitioners, therapists, speech language pathologists and more.
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Keep language simple, confirm times, and leave extra room between commitments.
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Understanding The Exposure Gap Many young marketers arrive with ambition, vocabulary and a solid grasp of brand theory.
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Meanwhile, the very vocabulary of humanitarianism and antiracism has become so selectively applied or debased as to be meaningless.
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Their influence stretched beyond music into fashion, dance trends and slang, and as member Pimpin' noted, fans are still doing the group's signature dance more than two decades later, something a SeaWorld whale recently proved.
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Benoit delights in language as much as her heroine, weaving Regency-era slang throughout and appending a chapter-by-chapter glossary of vulgarities.
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“Dialect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dialect. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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